February would be the shortest month, however this one was actually jam-packed with lodge information.
On the less-than-exciting facet, Hyatt rolled out its annual hotel category changes. Hyatt, fortunately, still uses an award chart to cost nights booked with factors, however yearly, quite a few accommodations transfer up or down in class. This yr, 118 accommodations moved up in class whereas solely 33 shifted down.
In an analogous vein, a latest TPG evaluation additionally discovered that Marriott Bonvoy points have decreased in value. However this system nonetheless has loads of unimaginable locations to snag an incredible redemption. You simply might need to be extra versatile or extra artful to get the most effective bang to your buck.
February additionally noticed the launch of TPG’s checklist of the most exciting hotels opening in 2025. This checklist, curated by our professional staff of vacationers, consists of family-friendly manufacturers providing free breakfast, the very first W-branded all-inclusive resort and accommodations as distant as Australia and as close to home as Indianapolis.
Between all of that, this is some extra lodge information you might need missed within the final 28 days.
4 Seasons needs you to go to all of the accommodations from ‘The White Lotus’ — on a non-public jet
Four Seasons has been a significant a part of “The White Lotus” because the sequence started. The luxe Canadian lodge model has additionally been wowing vacationers with its 4 Seasons non-public jet itineraries which have individuals flying between luxurious accommodations in far-flung locations all year long. (Consider it like a season of the present however all of the visitors fly collectively between resorts all over the world.)
Now, 4 Seasons is inviting followers of the HBO Max hit present to hitch a 20-day itinerary that may embody flights between, and stays at, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui in Thailand; San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel in Sicily; and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii. Referred to as the World of Wellness 2026, the journey will begin in Singapore and likewise embody stays in the Maldives; Marrakech, Morocco; Nevis within the Caribbean; and Mexico Metropolis, alongside wellness experiences, sipping handcrafted cocktails within the sky and, not like the present, loads much less drama.
When you’re actually interested in what it is like staying on the accommodations featured on “The White Lotus,” TPG already went to go to these three 4 Seasons areas and put together a fun video showing off the hotels.
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A ‘Depraved’ takeover in Japan
If you end up defying gravity and flying over to Japan, widespread Japanese lodge model Seibu Prince Resorts & Resorts is already gearing up for the ultimate installment of the two-part film adaptation of “Depraved.” From March 1, varied Seibu Prince properties will provide spellbindingly attractive meals, drink and keep experiences, like a “Depraved”-themed afternoon tea, Glinda- and Elphaba-inspired cocktails and, at The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel, you’ll be able to even ebook a room decked out in head-to-toe inexperienced, pink and Oz-worthy glam, all with Marriott Bonvoy factors.
Houston accommodations get able to rodeo
Whether or not you are serious about cowboys using bulls, snacking on meals like a bacon bourbon caramel cheesecake on a stick or simply right down to catch concert events starting from Reba to Submit Malone, the Houston Rodeo, going down March 4 to 23, has all of it. It is a wild time — and belief me, I grew up going. It is one thing it’s important to see to consider.
This yr, the still-new Thompson Houston, the place I am making my own residence base after I head to Houston later this month, is launching a sequence of rodeo-centric actions, together with a Thursday-night Country Concert Series ($70; features a cocktail, gentle bites and pool entry), a particular Wrangler’s Whiskey cocktail at Sol 7 and a boot pop-up from Miron Crosby from March 6 via 8 between midday and 6 p.m. You may as well cease into the Thompson Spa for a brand new Pietro Simone facial or be part of weekly group wellness lessons, like yoga, to assist steadiness out all of the fried goodies.
One other lodge providing a Houston rodeo package deal is the Hotel Granduca. The lodge’s Sole of Texas Rodeo Package, which begins from $2,500, features a three-bedroom suite, breakfast, rodeo-inspired bites and premium seating for the rodeo and live performance efficiency of the visitor’s alternative.
Lodge Kohler gears up for April’s NFL draft in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin
Kohler could also be finest recognized for kitchen taps and bogs, however the firm additionally has some superior accommodations beneath its belt. And Lodge Kohler, proper by the doorway to legendary Lambeau Area in Inexperienced Bay, is inviting soccer followers to return have fun the NFL draft from April 24 to 26.
Within the south parking zone, snack on Wisconsin brats, macaroni and cheese, and Kohler’s authentic recipe sweets, then seize a beer and a seat and benefit from the draft festivities. For one thing extra private, the lodge may also provide an all-inclusive VIP expertise that features a non-public space at Taverne within the Sky to catch the stay broadcasts and customizable food-and-drink menus.
Try all of Lodge Kohler’s NFL events and offers on-line.
There’s nonetheless time to catch nation music at The St. Regis Aspen Resort
Desert 5 Spot, of New York and Los Angeles fame, alongside The Snow Lodge at The St. Regis Aspen Resort, a pop-up from the parents behind Montauk, New York’s Surf Lodge, have launched a winter music sequence that also have three Sunday-night exhibits left to take pleasure in. The live performance sequence will see the often caviar- and Champagne-filled Jade room become a honkey-tonklike surroundings with stay music from Pleasure Oladokun on March 2, Lily Meola on March 9 and Drake Milligan on March 16.
Other activities happening in conjunction with The Snow Lodge embody dinners with stay music and an out of doors apres-ski music sequence.
A brand new Kimpton simply opened in Marbella, Spain
Within the Sixties, Los Monteros set the usual for Spanish hospitality. Right now, the storied lodge has been revived and introduced again to life because the Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella, a 195-room IHG lodge simply toes from the Mediterranean Sea. The lodge contains a Mediterranean-inspired pool bar, a rooftop bar with numerous actions, a Mediterranean-style restaurant, a Maison Codage spa and even a Dolce & Gabbana seaside membership.
Charges begin round $355 or 62,000 IHG One Rewards factors per evening.
Final probability to catch Virgin Resorts New York Metropolis’s ‘Again 2 the Video Retailer!’ expertise
Virgin Hotels New York, a preferred lodge within the NoMad neighborhood, is kicking again Y2K model with a restaurant-and-bar expertise that harkens again to the times when on-demand meant demanding your mother to drive you to the video retailer to hire a VHS. The “Again 2 the Video Retailer!” expertise begins from $19.72 and features a 90-minute reservation and one throwback cocktail named after hits like “Males in Black” and “Titanic” (rose syrup-infused, clearly). There’s additionally a brunch possibility on the weekends with menu gadgets like Blockbuster Buttermilk Pancakes, the Little Rascal Gem salad and, my favourite to say, the Hakuna Matata Frittata.
Simply grab your tickets fast, as this expertise runs via March 8.
Oberoi launches its first new property in 7 years
For these venturing to India this yr, luxurious model Oberoi will debut its first opening in seven years — and this one is especially particular.
The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh will open in March in a area recognized for its important density of tigers. The resort, with its 19 luxurious tents (assume: non-public gardens and floating decks), is only a stone’s throw from Bandhavgarh Nationwide Park and Tiger Reserve, the place visitors can take day or nighttime jungle safaris led by professional naturalists earlier than settling in for a meal at The Bush Kitchen, which provides sweeping views of a glimmering lake and the jungle past.
Charges at The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh will begin round $465 per evening.